A major difficulty in setting cut scores is
a. setting the score low enough that most test takers pass.
b. setting the score high enough that only the best test takers pass.
c. allowing for test error that may allow some to pass who should not pass.
d. calculating the standard error measurement for the test scores.
c. allowing for test error that may allow some to pass who should not pass.
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a. Alertness decreases steadily throughout the period of wakefulness. b. Alertness decreases for the first day and then remains steady. c. Alertness is better in the morning than it was during the previous night. d. Alertness increases and decreases on an irregular, unpredictable basis.
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A. knowledge of grammar B. mathematical problem solving C. paying attention in class D. vocabulary knowledge
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is true of Erikson's theory?
A. resolving the conflict at one stage enables individuals to skip the next stage B. one cannot compensate at a later stage for some problem left over from a previous stage C. the first five years of life are the most critical D. each stage builds on the others